Mr, Edwin S. Cunningham was the guest of honour, prior to leaving JShanghsi on permanent retirement, 1d bade farewell to members of the JShanghat Rotary Club, of which he! iwas "an honorary member, at its usual weekly tifin re-tion in the IMetropole Hotel on Thursday. Dr. Herbert Chatley, Bngineer-in-chief of the Whangpoo Conservancy Board poke later, ea "Dredging the Yangtze Bar'
The President of the Club, Mr. A. Morley, expressed the Club's regret at Mr, Cunningham's departure, Mr." Cunningham made a short valedictory address.
have but a few words to say," he said, "In 1919 T came to Shanghai Jwith a. pre-conceived idea that the Jway to constructive working here was lby international ce-operation. I was Met familiar with the Rotary Club} Jas_an organization, heccuse, prior to that time, T had not had the opportjunity of contact with it—in fact, it wag nineteen years ago last month that T received and accepted for the ist time an invitation to be the guest Jof honour of the Club. At that time learned something of your organization and it seemed to me that you work to do in this {international port, Constructive work in China by international ce-operation felt was the mast important thing jin the development of Shanghai, and Jat that time T urged that as the most important thing and that we should fall" get together and present a united front og Shanghailanders, irrespective of our nationality. T have: not changed my views in reference that still believe that the best
International standpoint, Yay to develop Shanghai is from an "Shortly after the Rotary Club 6f shanghai was organized in July 1919, T had the privilege of becoming a member of tha Club—never active, out always, when possible, present Juntit 1924, when my oficial position Jand conditions and environments were such as to occupy a great deal of time oMcialy and T attended much jess frequently than I had formerly Jdone. So when in 1924 1 found was practically impossible for me to continue to remain a member, it was a great relief to be invited to become: Jan honorary member, because that relieved me from the necessity of
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